Scientists have recovered genetic material from a skull found in northeastern China, which they say reveals the most complete ...

This week, a fossilized skull offers new clues about a mysterious prehistoric human species, astronomers unlock missing ...

The fossil "Lucy" is unveiled in Ethiopia at Addis Ababa's National Museum on May 7, 2013. Jenny Vaughan / AFP via Getty Images If we were to meet them in life, A. afarensis would have seemed ...

A cache of human-like fossils from China has perplexed scientists for decades, defying explanation or categorization. The skull fragments, teeth, jaws and other remains unearthed at different ...

The fossil known as “Cheddar Man” was discovered in 1904 in Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, and represents the oldest and most complete skeleton of a modern human (Homo sapiens) ever found in Britain.

The name Traskasaura honors Michael and Heather Trask, who discovered the original specimen in 1988. And the species name, sandrae , is a loving tribute to Sandra Lee O’Keefe, a “valiant ...

Fossils of two prehistoric marine molluscs with distinctive spiky “hairstyles” have been discovered and named Punk and Emo.. Their strange appearance highlights the ancient diversity of ...

It’s not causing panic! in the fossil record, but a 430-million-year-old mollusk discovery in Britain is a source of excitement for some scientists.

A cache of human-like fossils from China has perplexed scientists for decades, defying explanation or categorization. The ...

A cache of human-like fossils from China has perplexed scientists for decades, defying explanation or categorization. The skull fragments, teeth, jaws and other remains unearthed at different ...

A cache of human-like fossils from China has perplexed scientists for decades, defying explanation or categorization. The skull fragments, teeth, jaws and other remains unearthed at different ...